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AP Headline News - Jul 05 2024 06:00 (EDT)
This is AP News, I'm Rita Folley. President Biden celebrated July 4 on the South Lawn of the White House, telling a crowd gathered for a holiday barbecue. "I'm not going anywhere." But we're learning that some financial backers are canceling fundraisers for the president after that troubling debate performance last week against Donald Trump. The president is scheduled to campaign a Wisconsin today and sit for an interview with ABC, who's for the rest of us celebrating the Fourth of yesterday. "There were picnics, hot dog eating contests, and fireworks, lots of fireworks. In New York, Shane Heizer celebrated." "There's a lot of places in the world that don't have freedoms whatsoever. And so I think it's a celebration of that first and foremost. And then secondly, it's a recognition of our history, where we came from, where we're going, and more importantly, where we're headed as well." In Connecticut, some people were turned away at state parks when parking filled to capacity. Some spots on the desert southwest expected temperatures up to 120 degrees. I'm Donna Warder. In Britain, labor leader Keir Stormer becomes prime minister today. The AP's Charles D'Aledesma is in London. "Britain's Labour Party has swept to power after more than a decade in opposition. As a jaded electorate hands the party a landslide victory. Labour supporters are jubilant during leader Keir Stormer's victory speech." "What an amazing reception. We did it!" Labour, though, faces a mammoth task of re-invigorating a stagnant economy and dispirited nation. Charles D'Aledesma, London. Category 3 hurricane barrel is headed for what could be a direct hit on Mexico's Caribbean coast resort of Touloon. Alcohol believed to be a factor in a deadly crash in New York City on the Fourth. Two people killed, nine others injured, when a pickup truck drove into a group celebrating the holiday. This is AP News. And the winner is… "A Chicago man becomes the new champ for stuffing down hot dogs at Coney Island, with nearly 60 francs consumed." "Three, two, one, go!" The Countdown on ESPN. We're the annual Nathan's famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest on Coney Island. And the winner? "I was able to unlock something that I don't know where it came from." 39-year-old Patrick Bertolletti of Chicago. He wolfed down the winning 58 hot dogs during the 10-minute contest. Women's defending champ Mickey Sudo of Florida, chowing down 51 hot dogs, clenching the title and the $10,000 prize. I'm Jackie Quinn, a 75-year-old American swimmer took a dip in the Sen River in Paris to celebrate the Fourth of July. He braved the murky waters to highlight the French government's efforts to clean up the river for the Olympic Games. I'm Rita Foley, AP News.